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		<title>Tracking Insurer Participation Changes in the ACA Marketplaces in 2027</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/tracking-insurer-participation-changes-in-the-aca-marketplaces-in-2027/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjaredo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Markets]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This interactive tracks announced insurer exits from and entries into the ACA Marketplaces for 2027.]]></description>
		
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		<title>How Has Insurer Participation in the ACA Marketplaces Changed in 2026?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-has-insurer-participation-in-the-aca-marketplaces-changed-in-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjaredo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[County-Level Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Market]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief features maps showing how insurer participation has changed at the state and county level from 2025 to 2026 as well as insight into the number of issuers offering plans at specific metal levels.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What We Know So Far About 2026 ACA Marketplace Enrollment, Premiums, and Deductibles</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/what-we-know-so-far-about-2026-aca-marketplace-enrollment-premiums-and-deductibles/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjaredo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premium Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Subsidies]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis examines early indicators of how the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits has affected effectuated enrollment levels (i.e., enrollment among people who have paid their premiums), plan selections, and out-of-pocket costs in 2026, drawing on plan selection and effectuated enrollment data from the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) and state-based Marketplace (SBM) Open Enrollment reports, as well as KFF survey data and individual market enrollment estimates from Wakely Consulting Group.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hospital Prices Have Risen Much Faster for Private Insurance Than Medicare Since 2019</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-prices-have-risen-much-faster-for-private-insurance-than-medicare-since-2019/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/hospital-prices-have-risen-much-faster-for-private-insurance-than-medicare-since-2019/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjamieg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospitals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prices]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief compares the prices paid by private insurers for hospital care to increases in Medicare payment using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Producer Price Index (PPI), finding that hospital prices have risen much faster for private insurance than Medicare since 2019.]]></description>
		
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			<media:title type="html">_Hospital Prices Have Risen Much Faster for Private Insurance Than Medicare Since 2019_FI</media:title>
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		<title>Market Share and Enrollment of Largest Three Insurers &#8211; Individual Market</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/state-indicator/market-share-and-enrollment-of-largest-three-insurers-individual-market/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffalannaw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
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		<title>Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffaeronw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Racial Equity and Health Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Deductible Plans]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This data note reviews our recent polling data that finds that many Americans struggle to afford many aspects of health care, including disproportionate shares of uninsured adults, Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower incomes. ]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">559356</post-id>
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		<title>Are Health Insurance Companies the Reason for Our Health System’s Ills? </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/are-health-insurance-companies-the-reason-for-our-health-systems-ills/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/are-health-insurance-companies-the-reason-for-our-health-systems-ills/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig "Moondog" Palosky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient and Consumer Protections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administrative Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premiums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prior Authorization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this JAMA Health Forum column, KFF's Larry Levitt examines the criticism that health insurance companies are facing from political leaders, and explores the industry's role in both causing and addressing some of the health systems' biggest problems, including rising costs and prior authorization review.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">706426</post-id>
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		<title>How Employers Support Lower-Waged Workers&#8217; Access to Health Insurance Options</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/how-employers-support-lower-waged-workers-access-to-health-insurance-options/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/how-employers-support-lower-waged-workers-access-to-health-insurance-options/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kfftammies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Income]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis examines the costs, availability, and take-up of health benefits for workers with lower wages, using survey data and focus groups with more than 100 U.S. employers with over a quarter of a million employees. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Are the Recent Trends in Employer-Based Health Coverage?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/long-term-trends-in-employer-based-coverage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffashleyj]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Employer-sponsored health insurance is the largest source of health coverage for people under 65, covering 165.6 million people in March 2025. This analysis examines who among people under 65 have employer coverage and which workers are offered and eligible for coverage at their jobs, using the Annual Economic and Social (March) Supplements of the Current Population Survey.]]></description>
		
		
		
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			<media:description type="html">Chart shows the share of individuals under age 65 with employer-sponsored health insurance, overall and by poverty level in 2025. Low- and moderate-income people are less likely to have employer-sponsored health insurance. </media:description>
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		<title>Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance 101</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-policy-101-employer-sponsored-health-insurance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffcarenec]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Health Policy 101 chapter explores employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), the primary health coverage source for U.S. residents under age 65. In addition to detailing ESI requirements and incentives, structure, availability, and costs, the chapter examines ongoing challenges related to affordability and access to care for those with ESI coverage. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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			<media:title type="html">KFF Health Policy 101 - Employer -Sponsored Health Insurance</media:title>
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		<title>Claims Denials and Appeals in ACA Marketplace Plans in 2024</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/claims-denials-and-appeals-in-aca-marketplace-plans-in-2024/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichellel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient and Consumer Protections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prior Authorization]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief analyzes federal transparency data published by CMS on claims denials and appeals for Marketplace plan offered on HealthCare.gov in 2024, and finds insurers denied 19% of in-network claims. Consumers rarely appeal denied claims.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Quiz – How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance – Frameless</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/quiz-how-well-do-you-understand-your-health-insurance-frameless/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffmichaelp]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Health insurance is often complicated, but understanding the basics helps you make better decisions about your coverage and care. This 10-question quiz touches on some terms you may encounter.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Are the Tradeoffs from Prior Authorization Worth It? </title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/are-the-tradeoffs-from-prior-authorization-worth-it/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffchrisl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Administrative Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Utilization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health System Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In his latest column, President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman asks if prior authorization review could be eliminated entirely, discussing how it might be done and the tradeoffs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Calculadora del Mercado de Seguros Médicos</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/interactive/calculadora-de-subsidios/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanić]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[En Español]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Esta calculadora ilustra las primas (el costo mensual de su seguro) y subsidios para las personas que compran seguro médico por su propia cuenta en el mercado de seguros de salud (o de intercambio) creado por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, ACA, en inglés).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Ivanić]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACA Marketplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premiums]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2025 premium data,  provides estimates of health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">695920</post-id>
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		<title>How Does Cost Affect Access to Health Care?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/health-costs/cost-of-insurance-and-its-affect-on-access-to-care-slideshow/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig "Moondog" Palosky]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health System Performance]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis explores trends in how the cost of healthcare affects access to care in the U.S. using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data. In 2024, about 1 in 6 adults (17%) reported delaying or not getting healthcare due to cost]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pills</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/over-the-counter-oral-contraceptive-pills/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffaeronw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Women's Health Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Over-the-Counter Contraceptives]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oral contraceptives are the most commonly used method of reversible contraception in the U.S. In July 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive pill to become available over the counter (OTC) without a doctor’s prescription. This issue brief provides an overview of OTC oral contraceptives and laws and policies related to insurance coverage.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medicaid Workers and Job-Based Insurance: Who Is Offered, Eligible, and Enrolled?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-workers-and-job-based-insurance-who-is-offered-eligible-and-enrolled/</link>
					<comments>https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-workers-and-job-based-insurance-who-is-offered-eligible-and-enrolled/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffsammyc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Costs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Affordability]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Work Requirements]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most adult Medicaid enrollees who will be subject to new work requirements are already working but rely on Medicaid because their employers do not offer health coverage or they are not eligible for the coverage offered at their job. This analysis examines the availability of job-based insurance in 2024 for adult Medicaid workers ages 19 to 64.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Constrained Budgets Lead States to Restrict HIV Drug Access Through Ryan White</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/hiv-aids/constrained-budgets-lead-states-to-restrict-hiv-drug-access-through-ryan-white/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kfflindseyd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[State Health Policy and Data]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antiretrovirals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS in U.S.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Individual Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premium Support]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[States are facing constrained budgets, putting pressure on HIV programs, including the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. This Policy Watch explores how state Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) are responding to these budget pressures, including by restricting eligibility and reducing the scope of services offered, actions that could led to negative health outcomes for people with HIV and lead to new HIV infections. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TrumpRx: What&#8217;s the Value for Customers?</title>
		<link>https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/trumprx-whats-the-value-for-customers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kffjustinl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cost Sharing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In February, the Trump administration launched TrumpRx, a government website that provides prescription drug discounts to consumers. This brief examines issues that may impact consumers, especially those with private insurance, who access drug discounts through TrumpRx. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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